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Jong Hyun-wook - Wikipedia

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Jong Hyun-Wook

Samsung Lions

Relief pitcher

Born: December 2, 1978 (age 45)

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

KBO debut

September 2, 1998, for the Samsung Lions

KBO statistics
(through 2013)

Win–loss record

48-42

Saves

Earned run average

3.67

Teams

As a player:

Samsung Lions (1996–2012)
LG Twins (2013–2016)

As a coach:

Samsung Lions (2017–)

Medals

Men's baseball

World Baseball Classic
	2009 Los Angeles	Team

Jong Hyun-Wook (Korean: 정현욱; Hanja: 鄭現旭; born December 2, 1978, in Goryeong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea), nicknamed "Slave Jong (정노예)", is a former South Korean relief pitcher in the KBO League.

Amateur career

Jong attended Dongdaemoon Commerce High School in Seoul, South Korea. In 1995, he was selected to the South Korea national junior team, and participated in the 1995 World Junior Baseball Championship in Boston, United States, along with future Major League pitchers Kim Sun-Woo, Seo Jae-Weong and Kim Byung-Hyun.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
1995	United States	World Junior Baseball Championship	4th

Professional career

Signed by the Samsung Lions in January 1998, he temporarily left the Samsung Lions for the two-year military service In the 2005 season, and returned to the team in August 2007.

Many baseball fans describe him as a "whatever-is-needed utility pitcher" because of his ability to fill in as a starting pitcher or relief pitcher as needed. In the 2008 season, Jong took a role as a utility pitcher for the Lions, pitching 127 innings in 53 games, starting 7, going 10–4 with an ERA of 3.40 and 11 holds in the process. His 3.40 ERA ranked 9th in the league, pitching over the required innings to qualify for the ERA title.

After the 2008 season, Jong was called up to the South Korea national baseball team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Although Jong was expected to garner nothing but mopup duties for the team, he was brought up in the five critical games as a long reliever because of the multiple injuries to the South Korea's bullpen. He emerged as a WBC relief hero, going 1–0 with a 1.74 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 10.1 innings pitched. He tied for third in the Classic in strikeouts. In Round 2, he silenced the Mexican bats, earning the win with two strikeouts and allowing only a hit in 2.2 innings pitched. Jong appeared in the semifinal game against Venezuela, and pitched a 1.1 inning no-hitter, striking out MLB All-Star sluggers Melvin Mora, Carlos Guillén and Magglio Ordóñez.

In the 2009 KBO season, Jong appeared in 62 games, taking a role as a utility pitcher and posting 8 wins, 6 saves and 16 holds. He was pitching a 2.20 ERA for a 5–4 record in 65.1 innings before the All-Star break, but his stats dipped in the second half of the season due to arm fatigue and he finished the year with a 3.42 ERA.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2009	United States	World Baseball Classic		1-0, 1.74 ERA (5 G, 10.1 IP, 2 ER, 13 K)

Personal life

He is widely known as "Slave Jong" because of him being used as a starter and a long reliever in his team. Due to his good performance in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, many netizens in South Korea called him "Guk-no" which means "national slave".

References

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Career statistics and player information from KBO League

v t e Samsung Lions current roster
Manager	70 Park Jin-man
Coaching staff	91 Jong Hyun-wook (bench coach / pitching) 71 Cho Dong-chan (defence) 80 Hwang Seung-hyun (training) 81 Kwon Oh-kyung (training) 82 Kim Hyun-gyu (training) 83 Yoon Seok-hoon (training) 86 Han Heung-il (training) 89 Lee Jeong-sik (battery) 94 Kwon Oh-jun (bullpen) 95 Jeon Il-woo (training) 96 Ryu Ho-in (training) 97 Kang Myung-goo (base running)
Pitchers	1 Lee Jae-ik 4 Yook Sun-yeop 11 Hong Joung-woo 15 Lee Sang-min 17 Kim Dae-woo 18 Won Tae-in 19 Yang Hyun 20 Lee Seung-hyun 21 Oh Seung-hwan 26 Jang Pill-joon 27 Kim Tae-hoon 29 Baek Jung-hyun 35 Lee Seung-min 37 Choi Ha-neul 40 Choi Ji-gwang 43 Denyi Reyes 45 Lim Chang-min 52 Connor Seabold 54 Choi Sung-hoon 55 Lee Ho-sung 57 Lee Seung-hyun 62 Kim Jae-yoon 65 Hong Won-pyo
Catchers	2 Kim Jae-seong 23 Lee Byung-heon 47 Kang Min-ho
Infielders	0 Kim Jae-sang 3 Kim Dong-jin 6 Kang Han-wool 7 Lee Jae-hyeon 9 Kong Min-gyu 14 An Ju-hyeong 16 Ryu Ji-hyuk 24 David MacKinnon 30 Kim Young-woong 34 Jeon Byeong-woo 58 Kim Ji-chan 59 Park Byung-ho 60 Kim Ho-jin 63 Yang Woo-hyun
Outfielders	5 Koo Ja-wook 8 Kim Jae-hyuk 13 Lee Sung-gyu 25 Kim Tae-hoon 31 Yoon Jeong-bin 32 Kim Hun-gon 38 Kim Dong-yub 39 Kim Seong-yoon 41 Kim Hyeon-joon 50 Ryu Seung-min

South Korea roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic runners-up

Manager 81 Kim In-sik
Bench coach 80 Kim Seong-han
Pitching coach 79 Yang Sang-moon
Hitting coach 78 Lee Soon-chul
Third base coach 77 Ryu Joong-il
First base coach 76 Kim Min-ho
Battery coach 75 Kang Sung-woo

South Korea roster – 2023 World Baseball Classic

Manager: 71 Lee Kang-chul

Coaches: Hitting Coach 77 Kim Ki-tai; Pitching Coach 91 Jong Hyun-wook; First Base Coach 76 Kim Min-jae; Third Base Coach 72 Kim Min-ho; Bullpen Coach 81 Bae Young-soo; Quality Control Coach 88 Shim Jae-hak; Catching Coach 70 Jin Kab-yong

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